setup error on laptop

[dcjcdc]

have a laptop with windows xp

recently just deleted microsoft works

and since than ive been gettting this error

setup error,,the setup controller has encountered a problem during a install
please review the log files for the information on the error
ok
pressed ok
than it says windows installer preparing to install

so did an restore to an earlier date which put back microfoft works

how dod i get rid of this popup problem
thanks

 

[Cosmopolitan]

Where do you get that message?
In windows?
Where on the screen does it appear?

 

[dcjcdc]

response

it appears in the middle of the screen
when i go to a new webpage
thanks